Buckle



(No Model.)

M. E. ZELLER.

BUCKLE.

No. 343,097. Patented June 1, 1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MELANGTHON E. ZELLER, OF BLUFFTON, OHIO.

BUCKLE.

SPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 343,097, dated June 1,1886.

Application filed February 3, 1886. Serial No. 190,689. No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MELANcTHoN E. ZELL- ER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bluffton, in the county of Allen and State of Ohio,have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Rein-Buckles, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in buckles; and the noveltyconsists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of theseveral parts for service, substantially as hereinafter described, andspecifically pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure l representsa plan view of a buckle embodying myimprovement, showing one way in which it is designed for use. Fig. 2 isan edge view thereof. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view taken onthe line :0 00 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 represents a similar sectional Viewthrough a buckle, showing a modified form of my invention.

Referring to the drawings, in which similar letters of reference denotesimilar parts, A-

designates the buckle, consisting of side bars, a, connected together byend bars, a, having an oval upper surface and outwardly-roundededgemiddle transverse bar, a having an upwardly-projecting stud, a, at itsmiddle, toengage on end I) of a leather strap, B.

a designates a bar extending transversely of the buckle at a pointintermediate ot' the middle bar, a and one of the end bars a, andconnected by upwardly-projecting portions a to the side bars, a, asshown. The

side bars a, extend from their outer ends downwardly and inwardly towardthe middle bar to accommodate the strap B. (See Figs. 1 and 2.) Thestrap B is inserted below one closely draw the loop d of said strap,which v holds the eye of the hook or ring into the space between the endbar, a, and transverse bar (1*, as will be understood.

' In Fig. 4 I have shown a modified form of invention, in which atongue,f, is used in lieu of the stud a, the buckle otherwise being thesame in construction as hereinbefore described.

Modification in detail of construction may be made in theherein-described buckle without departing from the spirit or sacrificingthe advantages thereof.

1 claim.

A buckle consisting of side and end bars, a a, a middle bar, a", havinga rigid stud which projects toward and at right angles to a right linedrawn through the bars a, a transverse bar, (1*, the bars a and a beingon different planes to each other, as well as to the end bars, incombination with a strap folded upon itself and passed through the frameof the buckle in a tortuous course between the bars a a and a a*, as andfor the purpose set forth.

'In testimony whereof I atfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MELANOTHON E. ZELLER.

Vitnesses:

MAUD MURRAY, ELVIRA E. MURRAY.

